Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:775-776
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Beta-adrenergic blockers for the control of aggressive behaviors in patients with chronic schizophrenia

PJ Sorgi, JJ Ratey and S Polakoff

The authors conducted a chart review to determine the effect of beta blockers on chronic assaultiveness in seven patients with chronic schizophrenia. Six of the patients showed improvement. Four of the seven showed a greater than 70% decrease in actual assaults.

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